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who will stand for peace, for jobs monetary policy reform, fair trade, health care for all, a clean environment. these are the kind of things that are being frustrated by politics where everything is for sale. >> it's an unusual thing to create a pac in order to defeat the influence of money. it's a case of if you can't beat them join them? >> here is the thing. ideally and what i have proposed is under house joint resolution 100 is a con at this timestitutional money that would take all private money out of e elections. if you have publically funded e elections, there is a chance you will have public in the private interest. being as how buckley versus valaejo has created a playing field where just about anything goes, by creating an organization kucinich we can now attempt to compete and support candidates who will say, you are right, dennis. let's change the system. the only the only way you can do it right now is try to participate. i am not going to be able to compete with some of these people who are giving tens of millions of dollars but to try to create an organization and to create an
who will stand for peace, for jobs monetary policy reform, fair trade, health care for all, a clean environment. these are the kind of things that are being frustrated by politics where everything is for sale. >> it's an unusual thing to create a pac in order to defeat the influence of money. it's a case of if you can't beat them join them? >> here is the thing. ideally and what i have proposed is under house joint resolution 100 is a con at this timestitutional money that would...
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it may not make sense, but prison's aren't totally sealed off environments. and i was invited to avenal to see just how hard it is to keep inmates from getting stuff they're not supposed to have. contraband is a problem in prisons across the the country because nearly all violence and gang activity in prison can be traced back it. they promised full access to their division, and an introduction to a new epidemic in prisons. something that you and i didn't even know was a problem. >>this is all prison property that you'll see. (janet) as we drove up to meet with the isu something was going on. >>yeah, gear it up. let's roll. >>there was a stabbing out there. >>so we were about to go inside and interview the guys who seize the contraband, only they got called out because there was a stabbing on the yard. >>all right and two visitors. (janet) while the isu was busy i asked sargeant carter, to show me the prison block and introduce me to prisoners. i wanted to find out what the prisoners were allowed to have. what do they have in each, what do you call it, bunk a
it may not make sense, but prison's aren't totally sealed off environments. and i was invited to avenal to see just how hard it is to keep inmates from getting stuff they're not supposed to have. contraband is a problem in prisons across the the country because nearly all violence and gang activity in prison can be traced back it. they promised full access to their division, and an introduction to a new epidemic in prisons. something that you and i didn't even know was a problem. >>this...
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he's with the senate committee of environment and public works. that senator, senator inhofe has referred to global chime change change as an alarmist. why would he say that? maybe because the top three contributers to his political campaign for the top five years are some of the top fossil fuel industries in the campaign. koch industries, murray energy. devon energy. is there any chance that reason can speak louder than money? here to help us answer that question is jefferey sachs. he's comeing to us via skype from new york. thank you for joining us in "the war room"." >> thanks for having me again. it's great to be with you. 12,347 >> jennifer: i appreciate your perspective. even on climb changes blockburg when they put it on the cover of the magazine, how can we get our leaders to take action. >> the president has to put forward a plan. it has to not only acknowledge theeverything that your wonderful show has been discussing, the water level the falling of the water level in the mississippi river. the acidification in the ocean the killing of t
he's with the senate committee of environment and public works. that senator, senator inhofe has referred to global chime change change as an alarmist. why would he say that? maybe because the top three contributers to his political campaign for the top five years are some of the top fossil fuel industries in the campaign. koch industries, murray energy. devon energy. is there any chance that reason can speak louder than money? here to help us answer that question is jefferey sachs. he's...
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are we keeping up with technological advancement as it receipts to technological environment? >> i think it is an amazingly powerful tool to bring society on the right path, also not used in the best way. it often constrains people a little too much in my personal opinion and people have a wide array of opinions about this. i came to ative unlimited possibility, the american dream. the american dream comes with the freedom of responsibility of the individual which i believe in. i love the fact that i can build self driving cars on the streets of the united states without running into legal problems and love working with legislators to make them safe. i love working with the various states and so on. as long as we really have a forward-looking vision that this technology can empower people. if we come to the point where we deadlock and forget the emprocedurement of the people, then i take it. >> when do you think these can become commercial? what's a realistic time frame? sometimes we over state how quickly it can go commercial, but 10 years, 20 years? >> that's the question ev
are we keeping up with technological advancement as it receipts to technological environment? >> i think it is an amazingly powerful tool to bring society on the right path, also not used in the best way. it often constrains people a little too much in my personal opinion and people have a wide array of opinions about this. i came to ative unlimited possibility, the american dream. the american dream comes with the freedom of responsibility of the individual which i believe in. i love the...
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how hard is it to get women to run in the extremely toxic environment they see in d.c. first let me say how proud we are with the secretary of state and her role and people rarely see women in roles of national security and it's he she makes us all very proud and lifting us up internationally and domestically has been a high priority for her and for the rest of us with the responsibility n-thatopegard. r c1% i think i3also hink>thatwthehstrie densesycinebate. c1% if younpoint in3debate ndb increasehtheolef oneypyouir% makerityharder1for omen. e c1% andnthat's what we just havegtoalnpeoplertop% have toosay fortmany women pelf-recruited, % thatvwe'reiontatbadathnder t% the republicanajority,swhethern c1% it's-breakingethetmedicaregi c1% guarantee,pwhether it'stsayingw going-tosshutrdown governmentf rather-thandfunding3planned- parenthoodtand those claringdexamples, butncmany otherinays, and ct's ayntoit c1% women,3know ourpiower. e c1% that's my knowuyour. % power. 3 c1% it'syatcontributionethatronly you can aake, whileewefvaluecthe% c1% work thataourimaleucolleagues1 bri
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so here to elaborate on alec's anti-environment agenda is dayle byrck. she is joining from new york. dayle welcome inside the "war room." >> thanks so much for having me. >> you bet. how effective has alec been in pushing this anti-environmental legislation through states and the federal government as well. >> they haven't been that effective yet, but they are having a huge impact in that they are getting out there in many, many states on a whole variety of issues renewable energy energy efficiency and it is really potentially a huge problem because these are the sectors that are the bright spots in these economies in these states. this is where we see the energy sector creating the most jobs and economic benefits for the american people. so it's clearly an industry-funded group that represents, not the entire energy industry, but just the incumbent oil and coal sectors that don't want to see renewable energy come in and steal their market share and they don't want to see energy efficiency saving money across the country for customers, but that also eats
so here to elaborate on alec's anti-environment agenda is dayle byrck. she is joining from new york. dayle welcome inside the "war room." >> thanks so much for having me. >> you bet. how effective has alec been in pushing this anti-environmental legislation through states and the federal government as well. >> they haven't been that effective yet, but they are having a huge impact in that they are getting out there in many, many states on a whole variety of issues...
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has assad shown himself to be so duplicitous nothing good is going to happen in that environment any time in the near future? >> i think we know assad is not going to do a deal to try to somehow put his country back on a positive track to show a benevolence or forgiveness. we can rule those possibilities out entirely. the question is: is there a way that he can sort of have his cake and eat it, too? he wants to suppress the insurgency. maybe give it some small symbolic role in a future government where he is still president and use all of that to lighten up and lessen the international pressure and sanctions on him. if he can pull off that perfect hat trick, he may do it. but right now i think he believes the insurgency as opposed to international condemnation is his greatest threat. so he is not going to lighten up on the insurgency until he is confident that he has beaten it down. >> that's unfortunately the reality of the situation. >> is our objective in syria right now to supplant and unseat assad or to permit the insurgency and minority communities or majority communities in sy
has assad shown himself to be so duplicitous nothing good is going to happen in that environment any time in the near future? >> i think we know assad is not going to do a deal to try to somehow put his country back on a positive track to show a benevolence or forgiveness. we can rule those possibilities out entirely. the question is: is there a way that he can sort of have his cake and eat it, too? he wants to suppress the insurgency. maybe give it some small symbolic role in a future...
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we need to protect the environment. we need to bring justice and fairness to government. and so i'm not really running against anybody right now. i'm running for the people. i feel that what the united states senate needs is someone who's going to give voice to the majority of maine families who are really struggling in today's economy. and so what our campaign represents is this -- something different. i think what the candidates offer is more of the same. >> jennifer: well, it is interesting the issue of wealth has been such a big one at least mitt romney's wealth. you're running against two wealthy guys and you are -- you said you're proudly from solid middle class stock. do you think that in maine the issue of wealth is an issue or at least that contrast? can wealthy candidates look out for middle class interests? >> i think some wealthy candidates can. i don't see it against the candidates i'm running against. there hasn't been any issue -- i'm not sure the other candidates can make their way around the grocery store know the challenges the families face in these eco
we need to protect the environment. we need to bring justice and fairness to government. and so i'm not really running against anybody right now. i'm running for the people. i feel that what the united states senate needs is someone who's going to give voice to the majority of maine families who are really struggling in today's economy. and so what our campaign represents is this -- something different. i think what the candidates offer is more of the same. >> jennifer: well, it is...
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. >> jennifer: who wants to be in this high-risk, high-profile tense environment? nobody loves that. >> no but i think certain people rise to the level of the performance. bill clinton you always got the feeling that he was very happy to be there. >> jennifer: it makes me smile thinking about it. you also say that governor rom any has a few of these flaws as well. he could be overly cautious he lacks spontaneity. he appears awkward and whiny. and he might be boring. if you were comparing the flaws of either one of those, which would you rather be? >> i think i would rather be obama. however, i do think they are fairly evenly matched. and in some ways there are similarities. i see both men as being men more about the intellectual side of things and not the emotional side of things. nay are both a little bit aloof. but the clip we looked at where mitt romney loses it about the rules, that was the most impassioned we have seen that. but isn't it interesting he is not getting passionate out of issues, he is getting passionate because he feels like somebody is cheating
. >> jennifer: who wants to be in this high-risk, high-profile tense environment? nobody loves that. >> no but i think certain people rise to the level of the performance. bill clinton you always got the feeling that he was very happy to be there. >> jennifer: it makes me smile thinking about it. you also say that governor rom any has a few of these flaws as well. he could be overly cautious he lacks spontaneity. he appears awkward and whiny. and he might be boring. if you...
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. >> it all sounds really good but you know you are in a political year and political environment. and you were on the tarmac when one political skirmish broke out when arizona governor jan brewer pointed her finger at the president. as a major who is trying to attract people and businesses to phoenix, what was it like to be there and see it play out in the national press with governor brewer as the national face for arizona? does that make it difficult for you? >> in arizona we have too often been in the news for negative things. the perception that our state is a divisive state, and my strong feeling is that those political leaders that try to divide the people of this community, they are wrong, and they are on the losing side of history, and they don't represent the real arizona. i grew up on a diverse west side and went to diverse schools. we love diversity. we understand that trade with mexico is going to be one of the economic advantages we have in the long run. and to divide us is a mistake. and they stepped up and said knock it off -- >> that's just not the image that comes
. >> it all sounds really good but you know you are in a political year and political environment. and you were on the tarmac when one political skirmish broke out when arizona governor jan brewer pointed her finger at the president. as a major who is trying to attract people and businesses to phoenix, what was it like to be there and see it play out in the national press with governor brewer as the national face for arizona? does that make it difficult for you? >> in arizona we...
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s agenda attempts to abolish unsustainable environments including golf courses and paved roads. the u.n. is going to come and take your paved road and your golf course away. this is what he believes. here he is on glen glenn beck's radio show. >> the goal is no personal ownership? >> that's exactly right. as you know the progressives fundamentally view private property as illegitimate. and they view anyone's success either in the u.s. or the u.s. material success compared to the rest of the world simply as a product of oppression. and so their agenda is to redistribute the wealth. >> i cannot imagine that you're ever going to get elected. you make too much sense. there is no way you're going to get elected. in texas. >> of course he will. >> yeah. >> jennifer: oh my my, my. before you abandon all hope for texas consider the other rising star coming out of there. the san antonio mayor who just was selected as the keynote speaker at the democratic convention. and castro went to harvard law school. then he became a political wunderkind and he's one of the youngest mayors of a major
s agenda attempts to abolish unsustainable environments including golf courses and paved roads. the u.n. is going to come and take your paved road and your golf course away. this is what he believes. here he is on glen glenn beck's radio show. >> the goal is no personal ownership? >> that's exactly right. as you know the progressives fundamentally view private property as illegitimate. and they view anyone's success either in the u.s. or the u.s. material success compared to the...
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are but i am very much as well a fair free trader and illegal subsubsudden is currency manipulation, environment practices that don't mirror the rest of the developed world are causing our manufacturing companies our manufacturing workers to just suffer a burden that they shouldn't have to. >> jennifer: leo, are you encouraged, though, by the actions at least that the obama administration has been taking of late at the world trait trades trade organization to his try to prosecute those and level the playing field? >> i am. i am also happy about the president's enthusiasm for the mandate that he just got. i think the electorate spoke very clearly spoke very clearly at the presidential level they did know less so at the sen sat level and house level. and they said with great specificities, get this economy back on track in a balanced fashion where we have women and men in manufacturing at roughly two and a half as much as three times the level we have today. >> jennifer: you wrote a piece though, in the huffington post, recently criticizing the president's jobs act saying it was too small by sever
are but i am very much as well a fair free trader and illegal subsubsudden is currency manipulation, environment practices that don't mirror the rest of the developed world are causing our manufacturing companies our manufacturing workers to just suffer a burden that they shouldn't have to. >> jennifer: leo, are you encouraged, though, by the actions at least that the obama administration has been taking of late at the world trait trades trade organization to his try to prosecute those...
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the reason they do that is two fold one it would actually help the environment. that is terrible. it wouldn't help the oil companies. you'd be buying less gas. the second reason is president obama saved g.m., so we canned have it. g.m. asked eric bolden to do a test drive of the chef volt. they wouldn't do it, instead did this. >> they're operating the volt on the girl scout cookie model of selling, you buy the cookies to help the girl scouts. >> who's going to buy a car for $47,000. >> you'd have to give that to me for free and i'd rather roller skate backwards than drive that thing and break down. >> i'm worried i'm going to get electrocuted when i pull out. >> the majority were sold to people who believe in the environment. it's a self perpetuating hoax. >> just when you thought they couldn't be more over the top. i love the smell of gasoline in the morning. these people are absurd. what was she talking about? i wouldn't drive it for free. then you'd be an idiot if somebody gave me a car for free, i'd definitely take it. now of course, like i told you it's political and they're
the reason they do that is two fold one it would actually help the environment. that is terrible. it wouldn't help the oil companies. you'd be buying less gas. the second reason is president obama saved g.m., so we canned have it. g.m. asked eric bolden to do a test drive of the chef volt. they wouldn't do it, instead did this. >> they're operating the volt on the girl scout cookie model of selling, you buy the cookies to help the girl scouts. >> who's going to buy a car for...
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this is one of the many examples as well as privatization of education, and issues fatessing the environment and support they've given to the tobacco industry and pushing for reduction in taxes on tobacco and in particular moist tobacco marketed to young people through flavored cigarettes. these are part of alec's larger agenda that brings corporation and lawmakers into the room to push laws that no one asked for and no one wants. >> keep up the fight. the color of change.org. now to another example of david going up against goliath. in this case, goliath is congressman paul ryan's budget proposal. if enacted it would cut taxes for the wealthy and slash payments to social security and medicare and the poor and would increase military spending. now, paul ryan says that it helped influence his budget blueprint. here he is talking about it on the christian broadcast network. >> those principles are very, very important and the preferential apologies for the poor, one of the tenants of catholic social teaching means don't keep people poor and make them dependent on government so they stay stuck
this is one of the many examples as well as privatization of education, and issues fatessing the environment and support they've given to the tobacco industry and pushing for reduction in taxes on tobacco and in particular moist tobacco marketed to young people through flavored cigarettes. these are part of alec's larger agenda that brings corporation and lawmakers into the room to push laws that no one asked for and no one wants. >> keep up the fight. the color of change.org. now to...
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every child needs to hear the message care about your environment. >> the film the stars say isn't political. >> it is one idea, one small thing. >> we also asked them about current gop front runner rick santorum who recently upped the antiby invoking the bible into the debate. >> the idea that man is here to serve the earth as opposed to husband its resources and be good stewards of the earth. and i think that's a phony ideal. >> i would hope that, you know a system like that is born out of an abject ignoring of scientific data. >> i just think it's a great thing that if rick santorum gets to be the no, ma'amee to the majority that people listen to him and barack obama, our great president, debate. >> all right. bunch of things i liked in that one danny devito saying, yeah rick i hope you are the candidate. let's go at it. >> and newt gingrich has been track the world's temperature for quite a while now. has anyone else noticed that the lorax looks like willfred brimly? >> no. >> what are we supposed to do? are we supposed to do a children's book about venture capitalists? and then i took o
every child needs to hear the message care about your environment. >> the film the stars say isn't political. >> it is one idea, one small thing. >> we also asked them about current gop front runner rick santorum who recently upped the antiby invoking the bible into the debate. >> the idea that man is here to serve the earth as opposed to husband its resources and be good stewards of the earth. and i think that's a phony ideal. >> i would hope that, you know a...
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they have grown up in an environment of multiple deployments and during that time, a lot of these other issues of how they have families and close relationships and what they do with their kids their children, i mean that's not been something that they have been able to learn about. and they have now got to adjust to it. so that's really hard for them. >> is the military responding appropriately? is it perhaps what i am about to do is a bit unfair but there was one quote jarring, in which you were quoted today, from major general pittard: >> certainly not a sense of empathy, sympathy or an understanding this is a serious psychological problem where military and government need to invest resources. is this typical or is the military -- >> he is the commander. first army division, in iraq prior to that, a company commander in the gulf war. he has a good reputation. he said something completely stupid. look, i can tell you i work two sides of this fence. i work in politics and a member of the reserve. there is nothing worse for your commander to have a suicide. we have classes and video on
they have grown up in an environment of multiple deployments and during that time, a lot of these other issues of how they have families and close relationships and what they do with their kids their children, i mean that's not been something that they have been able to learn about. and they have now got to adjust to it. so that's really hard for them. >> is the military responding appropriately? is it perhaps what i am about to do is a bit unfair but there was one quote jarring, in which...
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we have cherished our environment. we have respected open and transparent democracy. this act is called the workplace fairness and equity act. what a ridiculous name. it is surely going to give historians a big laugh into the future. i'm wondering if the free beer and ice cream act already was used. fairness and equity like the term right to work itself. the act does the opposite of its name. there is nothing fair. there's nothing equitable about crushing unions and driving down wages which is exactly what right to work does. the president said right to work is really right to work for less. the facts are very straightforward about that. workers in states with right-to-work laws earn about $5,000 less per year than workers in states with collective bargaining and it is not just pay. right-to-work states spend almost $2700 less per pupil on elementary and secondary education. the rate of workplace deaths is 53% higher! that is bad news for america's workers. but it's great news for mcdonald's or walmart or any of the corporations who are paying full-time employees so l
we have cherished our environment. we have respected open and transparent democracy. this act is called the workplace fairness and equity act. what a ridiculous name. it is surely going to give historians a big laugh into the future. i'm wondering if the free beer and ice cream act already was used. fairness and equity like the term right to work itself. the act does the opposite of its name. there is nothing fair. there's nothing equitable about crushing unions and driving down wages which is...
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eliot: we will not negotiate bilateral trade agreements that stop the government from protecting the environment food safety or the health of its citizens. those were the words of candidate obama in 2008. but president obama may have done just that. a leaked document realized by public citizen outlines a portion of the deal the president is negotiating as part of the transpacific trade pack. a pack that seeks to open trade among countries bordering the pacific association. joining me now director of global trade wash which first released the leaked document. thank you for your time tonight. >> eliot: thank >> thank you. >> eliot: first explain to us what is in this document and why would it violate an essential pledge that he made in 2008. >> so the document is one of 26 chapters of what has been branded as a trade agreement. but as this particular chapter leaking shows trade is really the least of it. in fact, the agreement would require the u.s. as well as other countries involved to, quote, conform their domestic laws, regulation and procedures to all the attached chapters. only two of the 26
eliot: we will not negotiate bilateral trade agreements that stop the government from protecting the environment food safety or the health of its citizens. those were the words of candidate obama in 2008. but president obama may have done just that. a leaked document realized by public citizen outlines a portion of the deal the president is negotiating as part of the transpacific trade pack. a pack that seeks to open trade among countries bordering the pacific association. joining me now...
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. >> millionaires just declared war, on schools, the environment, unions fair pay, we're all on our own if mitt romney is elected. i strongly suggest that you wake the [ censor bleep ] up. >> jennifer: so now let's get to one of the brains behind the great shlep and wake the bleep up. thank you for being here? >> thank you for having me. >> how did you get involved in this project? >> i had been active like many young people in 2008. i canvassed for obama, phone banked -- >> jennifer: where? >> at the university of michigan, go blue. >> jennifer: go blue. carry on. >> yeah. and in 2008 when obama won, i think a lot of people felt that change had already been won, when it was really just the beginning. and 2010 we kind of got complaisant, including myself and i want to get back involved. >> sheldon, i have a proposal for you, and i'm serious. look at me. if you give that $100 million to obama instead of romney i will -- well i won't have sex with you, because we're not married and i'm a nice girl but i will scissor you. [ laughter ] >> jennifer: has sheldon adelson responded? >> well, i'
. >> millionaires just declared war, on schools, the environment, unions fair pay, we're all on our own if mitt romney is elected. i strongly suggest that you wake the [ censor bleep ] up. >> jennifer: so now let's get to one of the brains behind the great shlep and wake the bleep up. thank you for being here? >> thank you for having me. >> how did you get involved in this project? >> i had been active like many young people in 2008. i canvassed for obama, phone...
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is the ranking member of the committee of environment and public works. maybe, maybe hurricane sandy will convince the senator and his fellow deniers that global warming is a very real threat but i wouldn't hold my breath. inhoff is actually in bed with big oil and big gas. the industry has given him more than half a million dollars. joining me to discuss the very real threat of global warming and the language of climate change is one of my favorites professor george, also the author of "the little blue book" the essential guide to thinking democratic. welcome back inside "the war room." >> always a pleasure to be here. >> jennifer: always a pleasure to have you. you wrote an article today for "the huffington post" and in that article, you said that global warming systemically caused hurricane sandy and you emphasized this issue of causation but systemic causation. explain what you meant. >> well, every language in the world can express what's called direct causation. what's direct causation? i pick this up. that's direct causation. it's i ply force to it
is the ranking member of the committee of environment and public works. maybe, maybe hurricane sandy will convince the senator and his fellow deniers that global warming is a very real threat but i wouldn't hold my breath. inhoff is actually in bed with big oil and big gas. the industry has given him more than half a million dollars. joining me to discuss the very real threat of global warming and the language of climate change is one of my favorites professor george, also the author of...
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the ghosts of the environment appear before the g.o.p. to try to save its soul. past bp gets whacked with fines and criminal charges a warning about putting profit before prudent. present. president obama visits the areas of new york hit hardest by hurricane sandy, a reminder of global warming's devastating effects. future january 20, 2013, inauguration day. a president with a mandate and a second-term agenda with climate change near the very top. so all right you republicans who wants to play the role of scrooge? >> all of those in favor signify by saying aye. >> jennifer: humbug. there is big news on the environmental frown front today. so first bp, the world's third largest oil company announced it was going to pay $4.5 billion in fines and plead guilty to 14 criminal charges connected to, of course, the giant oil spill in the gulf of mexico. that's number one. meanwhile, in new york, the president surveyed the damage from hurricane sandy. of course, which was everybody knows, precipitated by climate change. he met storm victims in staten island, one of the ar
the ghosts of the environment appear before the g.o.p. to try to save its soul. past bp gets whacked with fines and criminal charges a warning about putting profit before prudent. present. president obama visits the areas of new york hit hardest by hurricane sandy, a reminder of global warming's devastating effects. future january 20, 2013, inauguration day. a president with a mandate and a second-term agenda with climate change near the very top. so all right you republicans who wants to play...
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the environment was more contentious in terms of vietnam. so you're saying the loss of environment is more of the factor in afghanistan. what is the answer? >> i think there is one distinction from vietnam. in vietnam people were shot at, and they certainly experienced all kinds of emotional trauma but they're less likely to be facing explosions, and there is evidence that when you have concussion it leads to real but invisible injuries in the brain that are strongly associated with depression and suicide. there may be an element that one of the real differences is tdi. what can we do about it? we have to provide the same kind of outreach that we do to mental health as we do for physical injuries. when people come back with injuries that we can see then we really do make a huge effort to heal these soldiers. but the problem is that there is still a view that mental health problems are sissy and that attitude has to change. >> is that attitude carried by the soldiers who are coming home or the leaders of the va and the military. >> i think it
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it's good for the environment. as the governor has acknowledged, climate change is an issue, and it will be good for our climate, and so i am proud of my state, and i am thankful that governor kasich at this point is continuing to pursue the standard that was put in place earlier. >> do you think that kasich or portman can have some impact on john boehner? >> well shethey should. john boehner is from the cincinnati area. i know him very well. but, you see, jennifer i think the speaker is really a captive of the right-wing, tea party members of his caucus. i think john boehner would do a lot of things that could be helpful. i think he would choose if he could to cooperate with the president more than he has. but i think he also understands that his caucus has gone so far to the right that if he becomes too cooperative, that he stands, perhaps, to lose his job. and so i think that's what's behind some of the decisions the speaker is making that in judgment is really not consistent with his personality or even what i
it's good for the environment. as the governor has acknowledged, climate change is an issue, and it will be good for our climate, and so i am proud of my state, and i am thankful that governor kasich at this point is continuing to pursue the standard that was put in place earlier. >> do you think that kasich or portman can have some impact on john boehner? >> well shethey should. john boehner is from the cincinnati area. i know him very well. but, you see, jennifer i think the...
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. >> but don't you think that -- excuse me for interrupting but don't you think in this environment, someone like me who has been elected by a party would have a hard time being confirmed. >> no, i don't think you would have a tough time -- >> well not me but -- >> now that was your question tell -- tell the reporter to play back the transcript -- >> i mean, i'm just saying someone who is not in this judicial path who has never said anything. that would be more likely to be confirmed rather than someone who has been elected to office. >> well that isn't so. earl ward was confirmed. hugo black was confirmed. mitten was confirmed -- >> but then the tea party was not there in those days. >> well, the tea party doesn't control the senate. we ought to reject some nominees who won't answer any questions, but i think you would have had smooth sailing. >> let me ask you -- you are so funny. let's -- listen, i want to ask you a different question about whether democrats -- in your opinion -- do you think that democrats are benefiting from the republican's lurch to the right? >> oh, absolutely
. >> but don't you think that -- excuse me for interrupting but don't you think in this environment, someone like me who has been elected by a party would have a hard time being confirmed. >> no, i don't think you would have a tough time -- >> well not me but -- >> now that was your question tell -- tell the reporter to play back the transcript -- >> i mean, i'm just saying someone who is not in this judicial path who has never said anything. that would be more...
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they either need to find somebody closer to the center -- >> jennifer: do you think in this gop environment, if he really is more of a moderate could he be successful? >> that is the big question. as you know the pendulum swings back and forth in politics. there was a time when pat buchanan and ross perreault could challenge bush senior and then it swung book and we got george w. bush. >> jennifer: let's assume that president obama getting reelected and has another four years. what is jeb bush doing right now? >> he is putting together a lot of different pieces that to me look like a presidential platform. on immigration he is way out ahead of his party and is writing a book right now that will lay out his philosophy on immigration. >> jennifer: smart move. >> yes. and george w. bush put out a book on economic policy this summer called "the 4% solution," not many people read it, but jeb was supportive of it. >> jennifer: so you think that george w. bush wrote that policy at his behest -- >> it's out of the george w. bush institute and jeb was on the board -- >> jennifer: fascinating bush po
they either need to find somebody closer to the center -- >> jennifer: do you think in this gop environment, if he really is more of a moderate could he be successful? >> that is the big question. as you know the pendulum swings back and forth in politics. there was a time when pat buchanan and ross perreault could challenge bush senior and then it swung book and we got george w. bush. >> jennifer: let's assume that president obama getting reelected and has another four years....
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about the environment. it's one step further--don't you think, than it's usually is? don't they stop at some point now that they're saying real science allows us to flatten the earth, pave everything over and utilize all this stuff that we've been given. >> i said this months ago when herman cain was pre-tending to be relevant, the 2012 g.o.p. slogan is yes, we hate. these are people who are taking tips from franklin graham, hateful cracker. they've taken hate to a new level. who hates dr. seuss? green eggs and ham not my favorite book but the hate towards dr. seuss is ridiculous. and it's insane that lou dobbs is blaming the lorax and his mission on president obama. how is he responsible when at the time that book was written he was a ten-year-old kid swinging off a monkey bars. he had nothing to do with that book. >> keep one story together. if it doesn't fit the timeline do not come and tell me that he wasn't born in this country but he influenced a book that was written nine years before his birth. and
about the environment. it's one step further--don't you think, than it's usually is? don't they stop at some point now that they're saying real science allows us to flatten the earth, pave everything over and utilize all this stuff that we've been given. >> i said this months ago when herman cain was pre-tending to be relevant, the 2012 g.o.p. slogan is yes, we hate. these are people who are taking tips from franklin graham, hateful cracker. they've taken hate to a new level. who hates...
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i wonder whether mohammed ali could, in fact have survived in today's environment. interesting conversation. we will continue some other time. sports editor for the nation dave zirin. >> my privilege. >> still to come former president george w. bush makes a rare speech making ♪ ♪ beth! hi! looking good. you've lost some weight. thanks. you noticed. these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right -- whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multi-grain cheerios -- 5 whole grains, 110 calories. [ female announcer ] now get this: creamy, dreamy peanut butter taste in a tempting new cereal. mmm! [ female announcer ] new multi-grain cheerios peanut butter. >> sill to come john mack may be getting good press but not here. first, let's take our daily view through the view finder. >> i appreciate our governors being here. it's a pretty cool job. isn't it. >> the evil geniuses who created obama care. >> there is no war on women. women are doing well. >> i have decided to st
i wonder whether mohammed ali could, in fact have survived in today's environment. interesting conversation. we will continue some other time. sports editor for the nation dave zirin. >> my privilege. >> still to come former president george w. bush makes a rare speech making ♪ ♪ beth! hi! looking good. you've lost some weight. thanks. you noticed. these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right -- whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who...
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this will come down to whether mitt romney can create jobs by creating the environment for the private sector and the president seems that the government is the solution. >> eliot: we got to stop there. rick and chris, thank you for being with us. that's "viewpoint" for tonight. stay for "the war room," with jennifer granholm. thanks for watching. >>> tonight in "the war room," republican think tanks, our favorite oxymoron. where does the republican party stand on the issues? voting rights? against. immigration, against. clean energy against. just about anything good against. seriously, who comes up with this stuff? shadowy conservative think tanks that's who. and they are funded by some of our favorite billionaires, including the koch brothers. you know, these guys are really starting to bug me. ♪ >>> the great story here for anybody willing to find it and write about it and explain it is this vast right-wing conspiracy. >> that was hilary clinton's infamous interview from 1998. some people accused the first lady of being paranoid. i am not a big deliver in conspiracies, but she is
this will come down to whether mitt romney can create jobs by creating the environment for the private sector and the president seems that the government is the solution. >> eliot: we got to stop there. rick and chris, thank you for being with us. that's "viewpoint" for tonight. stay for "the war room," with jennifer granholm. thanks for watching. >>> tonight in "the war room," republican think tanks, our favorite oxymoron. where does the republican...
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. >> they want to work out in a comfortable environment. and it's certainly fine. sometimes you want a guys night out. what happens when you don't want women around, you chill with your boys because girls aren't going to be saying hey let's get in on this and break in. >> but curves--by the way i didn't know, and with me having curves i might have accidently gone. i'm glad you told me they don't allow men. >> if you want to be on the augusta golf course and play 18 holes with your boys, do it. >> so ana how come you get to have curves and these poor guys at augusta don't get their golf cames. >> curves is specifically made to make women feel comfortable to work out lose weight and not feel self conscience. but augusta is where they hold the masters and it's this big thing, it's ridiculous that they don't invite women. are they worried that women will come in and bust up their fancy discussions. >> believe me, it's not the fancy discussion. but can we have a place to do that? >> forget poor guys can go golfing at augusta even if women are members. it wouldn't preclu
. >> they want to work out in a comfortable environment. and it's certainly fine. sometimes you want a guys night out. what happens when you don't want women around, you chill with your boys because girls aren't going to be saying hey let's get in on this and break in. >> but curves--by the way i didn't know, and with me having curves i might have accidently gone. i'm glad you told me they don't allow men. >> if you want to be on the augusta golf course and play 18 holes with...
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how difficult is it to get women to run for office in this extremely toxic environment. >> first of all let me say how proud we are of our secretary of state in her role. lifting up people internationally and domestically has been a high priority for her. i think money is an obstacle. i also think that if you poison a debate and you increase the role with money, you're going to make it harder to win. if you ruse money and increase ability, it's going to be better for women. this year, i have to say many of our women self recruited. they know that we're on a bad path under rupp majority whether it's breaking medicare guarantee, whether it's saying we're going to shut down government rather than funding planned parenthood, those are just two glaring examples, but in many other ways. i say to women know your appear. that's my book, know your power a contribution only you can make. while we value the work that our mail colleagues bring to the table, the mix is very important of women minorities, young people and the rest. and it is a decision that many of us have made to listen. it's only b
how difficult is it to get women to run for office in this extremely toxic environment. >> first of all let me say how proud we are of our secretary of state in her role. lifting up people internationally and domestically has been a high priority for her. i think money is an obstacle. i also think that if you poison a debate and you increase the role with money, you're going to make it harder to win. if you ruse money and increase ability, it's going to be better for women. this year, i...
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there is $700 billion in annual subsidies for government programs that actually make the environment worse, things like army corps of engine near, water projects that drain wetlands and sprawl roads. there is all kinds of waste that the left and right can but of course, we like talking about how we don't like government, but when it comes to the cutting government people like it just fine. >> eliot: you're exactly right. first of all you referred in this book you wrote, it's a brilliant book, you were on the show two weeks ago with the "the new new deal." >> thanks. >> eliot: to come back to what you just articulateed, the right spend less, and the left is mushy on that. it's not a left-right division. farmers will never let go of their farm subsidies and given the way the housing market is i can't imagine that obama or romney would get rid of it. you have special interest politics that has a grip on the congress and white house and that seems to be the problem. >> i guess maybe the good news is that the big-ticket items things like healthcare, the pentagon, you know, you can get rid
there is $700 billion in annual subsidies for government programs that actually make the environment worse, things like army corps of engine near, water projects that drain wetlands and sprawl roads. there is all kinds of waste that the left and right can but of course, we like talking about how we don't like government, but when it comes to the cutting government people like it just fine. >> eliot: you're exactly right. first of all you referred in this book you wrote, it's a brilliant...
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future employment choices on places where i can get good quality health insurance and in the current environment that's becoming a very limited area so i'm going to -- i'm horribly concerned because any individual policy would be cost prohibitive or they wouldn't insure me because of my pre-existing condition which will follow me for the rest of my life. >> that condition obviously was very expensive to be able to treat. do you reach a cap and what would happen in this legislative arena if the supreme court struck that cap down, about how much healthcare you could use? >> right. the cap is very important. all told, the entire cost including what my insurance covered, including what i still owe in medical bills was well over $1 million. >> ahh. >> exceeds any lifetime benefits cap. that, as well, even if i did have health insurance it wouldn't be of any good to me because i've met and exceeded that. my post-care my follow-up care is still upwards of a quarter of a million dollars. >> you must be on tenter hooks trying to figure out what the supreme court is going to decide for you personally. >>
future employment choices on places where i can get good quality health insurance and in the current environment that's becoming a very limited area so i'm going to -- i'm horribly concerned because any individual policy would be cost prohibitive or they wouldn't insure me because of my pre-existing condition which will follow me for the rest of my life. >> that condition obviously was very expensive to be able to treat. do you reach a cap and what would happen in this legislative arena...
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but a less than hospitable environment with dade gregory and the give-and-take of an interview, i think you always control your answers and i think the real challenge is on the stump and in advertising and moving the message forward to connect those dots to make the case more specifically. >> jennifer: just for the viewers who just saw that exchange, the fact that j.d. went off and talked about the sports metaphor, et cetera might be a great example of answering the question that you want to answer rather than the question that you're definitely asked. i love you j.d. >> you're kind enough to have me on. >> jennifer: i love it. i'm totally grateful. >> you may not like the answers. >> jennifer: exactly. >> but i'm always happy to answer the questions as best as i can. >> jennifer: if mitt romney called you today and asked you for one piece of advice on how he could win the election, what would you tell him? >> i would say for him to remember jack kemp's admonition, people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care. bringing in real life stories of americans and the c
but a less than hospitable environment with dade gregory and the give-and-take of an interview, i think you always control your answers and i think the real challenge is on the stump and in advertising and moving the message forward to connect those dots to make the case more specifically. >> jennifer: just for the viewers who just saw that exchange, the fact that j.d. went off and talked about the sports metaphor, et cetera might be a great example of answering the question that you want...
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the best person to go up against obama-- >> it's too hard of an argument to make in this political environment. >> this he would not let her make it. >> well, there railroad liberals liberals-- >> jennifer: listen, if she's making the same argument as christine pelosi, she's in trouble. we'll be right back after the break the girl can't happen it. secretary of state hillary clinton breaks out the moves. that's what we call political star power. we'll be right back. >> with regard to the negatives president obama has been attacking relentlessly. it's been misleading, sometimes actually even false attacks. i saw another ad yesterday that the obama campaign has put out that's misleading, and the romney campaign is absolutely false in terms of his record. >> jennifer: now that is ohio senator rob portman defending mitt romney's business record in colorado today. senator portman certainly fits the profile of a perfect running mate. he hails from a crucial swing state, ohio. he's a compassionate conservative. his values, demeanor all body well. bode well. but tear off the mr. rogers mask and you'll
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every child needs to hear the message, care about your environment. >> well, it turns out that actually there are also liberals criticizing "the lorax" for selling out to sponsors. it turns out "the lorax" is sponsor mazda check this out. >> who received the only truffala tree award of approval? mazda. >> $58.4 million in medial value in those sponsorships. that's amazing. and one person -- or creature is very upset by this and his name is zozo. he is the lead spokesperson for rethinking the automobile. and joins us now. zozo great to have you here -- >> thank you. >> i'm really concerned about the zozo lorax war that seems to be going on here, tell me what is up. >> i wouldn't call it a war so much as a very moral disagreement. >> okay. >> the fact -- yes the fact that "the lorax," or not "the lorax" that i grew up with but i would say this faker who has basically sold out in order to sell cars mazdas to be specific, by going to school and having kids go home and say mommy could you do a test drive and then you take a certificate to mazda and then they give 25 bucks to the mea. not exa
every child needs to hear the message, care about your environment. >> well, it turns out that actually there are also liberals criticizing "the lorax" for selling out to sponsors. it turns out "the lorax" is sponsor mazda check this out. >> who received the only truffala tree award of approval? mazda. >> $58.4 million in medial value in those sponsorships. that's amazing. and one person -- or creature is very upset by this and his name is zozo. he is the...